When that clarity came to me, I called the community immediately. I had quite a process of discernment, when I received the grace of knowing. I knew if I was called to religious life, I would join them. I participated in a World Youth Day event, and first met the sisters. I was a student at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Sister Clare Matthiass, Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, ( ), New York City ![]() It’s true for all of our sisters, wherever they are. In addition to daily Mass and all of our devotions, we added a daily Eucharistic Holy Hour. As Dominicans, first we pray, then we go out and teach. We’re centered around the liturgical life, the Mass. And, he would have been chanting in Latin. Benedict, he describes how the Divine Office should be said. However, when I saw the community’s liturgical life, still in seed form then, I thought it was beautiful to be so deeply connected to a tradition going back 1,500 years. I didn’t know that I wanted to be a Benedictine. Therese’s Story of a Soul, which had an impact on me. He brought up the topic of young people and religious vocations, and I thought he was talking to me. I attended a Mass with Pope John Paul II in New York City. ![]() I had discerned that I had a religious vocation. It was in conjunction with that trip that I learned that a new community was starting. We had to study Latin, and took a field trip to attend a Latin Mass. I’m from the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. Sister Scholastica Radel, Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles ( Gower, Missouri I spoke with six women religious in traditional communities that are doing well for vocations, asking them to share about why they entered religious life, and what kind of women would be a good fit for their communities. While overall the numbers of women religious have declined dramatically in the years since Vatican II (1962-65), some traditional communities, while relatively small, have done well for vocations.
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